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man! i can't figure out how to get more than 4 or so of the races. is there a hint-sheet? :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD15 → Caverns
By nitram_cero
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation | 4 | 4.16 | 50 | |
| Theme | 22 | 3.73 | 51 | |
| Graphics | 24 | 3.69 | 51 | |
| Audio | 22 | 3.41 | 49 | |
| Overall | 9 | 3.78 | 51 | |
| Fun | 53 | 3.12 | 51 | |
| Humor | 63 | 2.45 | 29 | |
| Community | 91 | 2.42 | 38 | |
| Coolness | 105 | 6 |
man! i can't figure out how to get more than 4 or so of the races. is there a hint-sheet? :)
Reminds me of dan-ball powder game.
Good graphics and music; my only complaint is that it lacks content. Other than that... good job!
Interesting. Once I got the plant you get a load of new critters to play with.
Quite nice for the short time, it however doesn't lend itself to repeated play once you figured everything out.
Brilliant little simulator game thing. Couldnt get the last two races.
It's cute! It's not really my thing, but this is the kind of game my wife really enjoys. Some sense of achievement other than just finding all the races would help me enjoy something freeform like this much more.
1 race left to find.. this is cool, keeps me wanting more. especially go to war with my critter-army :P
I didn't really understand what I'm supposed to do.
The graphics are cute and the music adds a lot of atmosphere.
Very entertaining game! Unable to find the last 4. Wish there were a bit more to do, but a very good game as it is. :)
Really cool game, I wasn't able to figure out the last race but it was fun playing around with it trying to set them up and the audio design was great.
Very fun idea, could not find more than 6 :)
I found them all :)
Quite fun to play with, but more of a toy than a game really.
Nice idea. Managed to get several of the races going, but still had about 5 or 6 to go. Good ambience.
I looked up and realized that I somehow found the final race. I wish I knew what it looked like.
its very pretty and sounds nice, but I really have no clue how to progress
Really, really interesting game. You could post a timelapse video, a food photo, a desk photo and the source code.
Frankly marvelous.
Aww they're ADORABLE! Haha. Love the critters. The sound is amazing in this, great job with it. I like the concept a lot, but I couldn't get into it. I couldn't get an investment in the creatures... I guess I didn't feel like they were doing enough in the world for me to care. If there is a way to make them interact with the world or each other more, I wasn't able to find it... and wish I could have. :(
Love the ecosystem concept. Found 8 races so far. I like how some of the critters interact in ways that are counter-productive to your goal, like the tarballs killing trees, or the tomatoes blocking some animals.
Might be cool if producing one or more of a certain race unlocks a character bio telling more about it, like in Tanaka's Friendly Adventure.
Cute sprites. The cave palette somehow reminds me a lot of lemmings.
It's a tad hard to figure out what does anything, besides that different types of material makes different creatures. Beyond that, I never got them to interact or anything. Otherwise, cool concept.
Couldn't find the last two races...
Really a quite wonderful concept.
A little bit like the grow games. Except, sort of, completely different. Pretty cool, though I wasn't very good at it (4 left). Innovative.
i like the way the creatures interact, and that the goal of the game is to see as many varieties of them as possible. i think there could be a wider diversity of behaviors and interactions - most creatures seem to move back and forth, changing directions when they encounter something. i appreciate that each creature makes a distinct sound.
i'm also glad you added the ability to select a type of tile by clicking on it, because my biggest frustration with the original version was my inability to do that.
A tad boring, but well-made
Loads of fun, though, I couldn't get the last two creatures and (perhaps related) could not figure out what on earth the Green material was for. I'm going to try the hinted version after voting, maybe that'll help me figure it out.
Anyway, very creative, liked it a lot.
(EDIT: Just wanted to say, my girlfriend and I played the expanded version together for over half an hour. That's pretty good!)
I played this for over an hour trying to get the last pesky race! I managed to find all the others and it was strangely quite enjoyable and pleasurable to do so. I enjoy all the discovery involved as you try to setup the environment to encourage the positive interactions that will lead to new creatures. Definitely enjoyed the music and the graphic styling of this game. I can't believe how long I played this so congrats on that! ;)
It's a very nice simulator and the tiny graphics is awesome, but it's very passive.
It took a few tries, but once this game finally "clicked" and some of the rules started to sink in I was hooked. Great job nitram!